The director shuts down rumors that the sequel to 'Pacific Rim' would be canceled, saying that the project is not gone.
- September 18, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Guillermo del Toro's "Pacific Rim 2", which was reported to be put on an indefinitely hold, may still happen after all. Earlier this week, rumors said that the sequel to "Pacific Rim" would be pushed back or cancelled altogether. Director del Toro responded to the rumors in a recent interview, saying that the movie was not dead.
"We are still turning in a screenplay and a budget in three weeks," the director told EW. "As far as I'm concerned, it's not gone. We're still on it." del Toro admitted that the production would be delayed, but the film's delay was only temporary. "It moved further," he said. "I may do another movie in the middle."
In the interview, the "Crimson Peak" director also talked about his dream projects. "I can tell you this, if I was a billionaire, I would definitely do 'Hellboy 3', 'Pacific Rim 2', and 'At the Mountains of Madness'," he said. "And I would quickly become a millionaire."
Besides directing, del Toro writes the script alongside Zak Penn ("Elektra", "X-Men: The Last Stand"). Charlie Hunnam and Mako Mori will reprise their roles as Jaeger pilots Raleigh Becket and Rinko Kikuchi respectively. The film also brings back Charlie Day as Dr. Newton Geiszler and Burn Gorman as Dr. Hermann Gottlieb. "Pacific Rim 2" is slated for a release in U.S. theaters on August 4.
